Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience (G, 2009)

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Young Jonas fans will adore the Brothers' concert flick.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this 3D concert is G-rated. There's nothing inappropriate to keep away the hordes of adoring primary-school fans, who along with their tween and teen counterparts, will want to see their beloved Kevin, Joe, and Nick burn up on screen. Like Disney's other chosen acts, the Jonases are incredibly clean-cut. They obviously don't drink, swear, or do much more than occasionally, in the case of Joe, flirt with a pretty fan or two. When they're not on stage, they're shown attending promotional events around New York.

Positive messages: The brothers seem very close, and they're a wholesome,
family-friendly trio.

Violence & scariness: No violence except for the hordes of girls who follow the
brothers everywhere.

Sexy stuff: Screaming, crying girls swoon over the three Jonas Brothers,
and in one quick scene, the audience catches a glimpse of a shirtless Joe and
Kevin starting to change backstage.

Language: "Oh my God" is as strong as it gets.

Consumerism: The Jonas Brothers themselves are the "product" on
display throughout the film -- and it serves as a powerful promotional
tool for the unbelievably popular act.

Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.

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Families can talk about the Jonas Brothers' popularity. What makes the Brothers the latest Disney-anointed phenomenon?
How do they compare to Hannah Montana?
Why is their music so appealing to younger kids?
Does the concert movie give a real look at the Brothers off stage?
What else would you have liked to see about Kevin, Joe, and Nick?

What's the story?

JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE is a tween girl's dream come true. For 76 minutes, fans get a look at Kevin (the side-burned one), Joe (the heartthrob), and Nick (the adorable one) at their sold-out 2008 Madison Square Garden concert. Aside from a few scenes of the brothers off-stage (hanging out in their hotel room with protective bodyguard Big Rob, making nonstop publicity stops around New York City, and driving to buy the first three copies of their album A Little Bit Longer) the action is the concert itself, with a couple of guest appearances from friends, fellow tween-pop acts Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato.

Is it any good?

It might sound ridiculous, but this is basically a Disney-fied, 2009 version of Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains the Same. Both follow an insanely popular group's performance at Madison Square Garden. Both provide very limited glimpses into the musicians' personal lives. And both cater to the bands' huge fanbases. But instead of loopy '70s fantasy sequences, the Jonases stage a music video in Central Park dressed like Gatsby partygoers. Instead of providing the soundtrack to which a generation got, ahem, "Dazed and Confused," the Jonases sing catchy, inoffensive pop tunes girls 6 to 16 everywhere adore. The real difference is that 30 years from now there probably won't be hardcore Jonas Brothers fans to keep this unremarkable concert film in circulation.

Fans Burnin' Up for the boys should be prepared that there's absolutely nothing gossip-worthy in this "documentary" -- unless the sight of Lovato or Swift on stage with the brothers, or for that matter, a peek at Kevin's chest hair, is enough to make you shriek. Think of this event flick as merely a way for the 99-percent of Jonas Brothers devotees who couldn't buy tickets to finally see their concert. Parents should also be prepared -- take earplugs to the theater.

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music and sing-along

Movie Details

Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Bruce Hendricks
Cast: Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 76 minutes
Theatrical release: February 27, 2009
DVD release: June 30, 2009
MPAA Rating: G

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gofuckyourself
educator and parent of and 93 , 94 , 99 , 103 year old

R18+

When renting this video for a few 10 year olds, i assumed it to be another family friendly, G-rated typical disney movie. That was defiantly not the case. I was shocked when i saw (on numerous occasions) the consumption of alcohol and drugs (legal and illegal) by the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato and the audience throughout the '3D Concert Experience'. That was only the beginning. I was absolutely horrified when, half way through the DVD, the Jonas Brothers had Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato come out, onto the stage and started partaking in a full-on, un-censored and without warning, R-18 orgy. That wasn't the only thing that surprised me though. No. The thing that surprised me the most was the lies and misleading title; '3D Concert Experience'. At no point throughout the movie was it '3D' like they claimed, and in no way did i actually feel like I was at a concert like the title implied.

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The Jonas Brothers- Eww...They are gross.

I found it completly boring..

Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Expirence

1 out of 10

Good

don like it

I LUV THE JONAD BROTHERS!!!! :-)

Almost anybody can watch this.

Nick the hottie!!

Shut up haters!!

A must have for all Jonas fans :)

I love JB!

More Jonas Brothers?

All ages appropriate

EEEEEEKKKKK!!!!!

Great for all ages!

e.g. Perfect for older kids, but not for tweens

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